Buffer overflow in Opera Browser
CVE-2003-0870
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 7.11 and 7.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HREF with a large number of escaped characters in the server name.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.154 (96.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.154 · newest: 0.154 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Opera Browser — versions 7.11, 7.20
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8853 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13458 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0016.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102003-1.txt (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)